Not Gatorade, it's eternal made! Pt.5

19 “Sir,” the woman said, “I can see that you are a prophet. 20 Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.”

21 “Woman,” Jesus replied, “believe me, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. 22 You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. 23 Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. 24 God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”

25 The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.”

26 Then Jesus declared, “I, the one speaking to you—I am he.”

The woman knows a bit about her Jewish heritage and faith, even though she is has adapted pagan rituals into her belief system. Remember the Samaritans have been infiltrated with the Assyrian beliefs when the land was over taken several hundred years before. Verse 20 gives us the notion she has worshiped the pagan gods of Assyria and the Jewish God regularly at the mountain near where they were talking. The mountain was Mt. Gerizim. The Jews were right with the idea that they should have gone to Jerusalem for festivals and worship at least yearly. Even if the Jewish despised the Samaritans and would have likely treated their offerings with contempt and suspicion.

Jesus explains to her that soon where she worships will not make a difference, there will be no sacrifices to be made at the temple. The ultimate sacrifice would be made by Jesus on a cross. God's chosen people were the Jews, so they knew of the coming of Christ. The Samaritans may have heard about it, but did not have clear interpretation and understanding of it. The truth in Christ's death, burial, and resurrection leads the way for him to send the Holy Spirit upon his people for truth and guidance. The woman says she knows about the Messiah and that he will explain everything, which is telling the truth about the importance of Christ's mission on Earth. Salvation is from the Jews, but not strictly for the Jews. It is for anyone who wants to know and live the truth of Jesus' mission.